Table 5.
Proportion of individuals seeking medical advice
| Present symptoms (either shoulder) |
Past or present symptoms (either shoulder) |
All individuals | |||
| % | % seen GP | % | % seen GP | % seen GP | |
| All individuals (n=463) |
41.9 (n=194) |
44.8 (n=87) |
55.7 (n=258) |
50.8 (n=131) |
28.3 (n=131) |
| Bilaterally normal tendons (n=187) |
29.9 (n=56) |
41.1 (n=23) |
48.1 (n=90) |
48.9 (n=44) |
23.5 (n=44) |
| At least one abnormality (no tear) (n=173) |
45.1 (n=78) |
41.0 (n=32) |
57.2 (n=99) |
46.5 (n=46) |
26.6 (n=46) |
| At least one full-thickness tear (n=103) |
58.3 (n=60) |
53.3 (n=32) |
67.0 (n=69) |
59.4 (n=41) |
39.8 (n=41) |
GP, general practitioner.